Wrench Party

Wrench Party

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  1. Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    Wrench Party replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    I'm probably in better shape than most of the people on this board, and working night shift. Now that I think about it, most of my night shift coworkers are only up to a little overweight (and those...

  2. Cardiac drips on a med/surg floor

    Wrench Party replied to tokmom's topic in Medical-Surgical

    On tele/stepdown: we take nitro, Lasix, dobutamine, dopamine, insulin, heparin, milrinone, Cardizem, amio. We'll titrate heparin and insulin according to results, all other drips usually get rate...

  3. New grad, do not feel challenged at all. Help?

    Wrench Party replied to RNinCali15's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work stepdown, and I'm more than happy to sit on more stable patients and learn on them vs. being busy with a fresh lung Tx from the unit, a fresh CABG, or an unstable respiratory patient. Charge...

  4. Help, I'm Useless after EOS!

    Wrench Party replied to HealSpec's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Here's how I maximize time between shifts: 1) Get up at 9-10 the morning before my first night shift. Get all the chores done so I'm ready to go for that first night. 2) Get off work. Do absolutely...

  5. CNA scope of practice issue on my unit

    Wrench Party replied to nurseredd's topic in General Nursing

    Why is this even a question?? Of course she can change Foley bags. If she won't do her job, time to fire her and let her

  6. Should mean people be allowed to be mean at work?

    Wrench Party replied to jessimee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Normally I just ignore the horrible comments and come up with equally horrible comments in my head to say back to these people, but I've been known in the past to walk right up to transgressors and...

  7. Nurses who don't have the "passion"

    Wrench Party replied to My_toe_sis's topic in General Nursing

    Do engineers, lawyers and accountants sit around and muse over whether their profession is a calling? Like are they on engineering boards contemplating these deep questions? I've always wondered...

  8. Do women find male nurses attractive?

    Wrench Party replied to Sykadia's topic in Men in Nursing

    A quick survey of guys on my units....one has a boat and likes to fish, one's wife just had a kid, one is looking for a wife, one has twins and likes to play basketball, one is moving to be with his...

  9. So you're just a nurse?

    Wrench Party replied to l1234567's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, but this is basic social etiquette. People in general want to know your occupation or profession, because it gives them some clues about what kind of person you are. I, for one, am proud of my...

  10. Labor deliv RN moving to the triangle

    Wrench Party replied to geniebea's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    ^^ I'm down here too, and I can verify that UNC and Duke would be far, far away from Clayton. Most nurses that live in the satellite suburbs of Raleigh (Garner, Clayton, Holly Springs) prefer WakeMed,...

  11. I'm in tears--to accept or decline?

    Wrench Party replied to esrun77's topic in General Nursing

    Where's the money?? I don't, and you shouldn't, work for free. You have school and a kid to worry about; the very least this professor could do is offer some monetary compensation for your

  12. Tired of being angry

    Wrench Party replied to Rexie's topic in General Nursing

    I just think of my paycheck (mmm, delicious) and all the things I'm going to buy with it or pay off. Can't

  13. CDiff Smell?

    Wrench Party replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a lab too for nearly a decade, and I can instantly smell when someone has candida (sweet, rotting milk smell) or E. coli. We worked with the innocuous version of these bugs. I can also...

  14. I'm quitting today! Finally had enough!

    Wrench Party replied to SoontoBNP's topic in General Nursing

    This lady's a real piece of work! Burn that bridge if you can and never look back! If it's any small consolation, I had a jagoff of a manager list me as a 'do not rehire' with the facility when I left...

  15. Doctor stole my stethoscope

    Wrench Party replied to ayejay09's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My name's engraved on my Cardiology III and I wear it on my neck (the only place I can be aware of its presence at all times). We get a lot of off-service patients on our unit, so stethoscopes have...

  16. anxiety about evening Childcare

    Wrench Party replied to Mahogany77's topic in General Nursing

    No child as an adult ever looked back and said "gee, I wish my parents would have stayed in crushing poverty longer so I could have more attention as a child". You need to do what you need to do for...

  17. How old is too old to safely practice?

    Wrench Party replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Whenever they no longer are physically able to. My ophthalmologist is well into his late 70s/early 80s, and his secretary is well into her 60s, and I'll be majorly bummed when they both finally...

  18. $15 Min Wage - Effect on RNs

    Wrench Party replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    Don't worry, the 1% will figure out how to keep their wealth and eventually screw the rest of us on all the other economic rungs of the ladder. Until then, I'm not too worried about minimum wage...

  19. Tattoos?

    Wrench Party replied to heronurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Just get it in a location not visible in normal work attire and this shouldn't be an issue. Plenty of my coworkers have tattoos in places like their shoulders, backs, legs, upper arms that are not...

  20. Seeking advice from all you Introverted nurses out there...

    Wrench Party replied to jk2185's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work night shift, partly because I like my half-asleep patients, but I also like my little crew of coworkers. I find day shift too overwhelming in the sensory and noise departments, and too busy...

  21. hiring pregnant RN

    Wrench Party replied to ap2409's topic in General Nursing

    Totally would keep your mouth shut on this one. Women look pregnant for all kinds of reasons- fat distribution, recently pregnant, unusual body shape. Bring it up only after you are off orientation at...

  22. move for job opportunities and reluctant spouse

    Wrench Party replied to sungrl01's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like we have a few options here: 1) Status quo- you're an RN, husband is a tech, don't make enough money, stay in small town. You're trying to get out of this because there's no jobs. 2)...

  23. Anyone doing it for the money and stability?

    Wrench Party replied to WCSU1987's topic in General Nursing

    As we've oft-repeated in other threads, a lot of us got into this career to support our families on a solid middle class income. So far this year I've been able to: 1) pick up a 2nd job with new...

  24. The rudest thing that's ever been said to you by a patient or family

    Wrench Party replied to nikkole318's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had an old windbag of a patient fuss both the day nurse and I out for not walking enough during the day yesterday. It brought her to tears because I know she's a great nurse), I just never break eye...

  25. Really bad fever blister. Should I call in?

    Wrench Party replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've called off a week for poison ivy before. The oozing, blistering, weeping kind that went through bandages in several hours, left me with scars, and took up large swathes of my arms and torso while...